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The History of Colour TV
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The History of Colour TV

Genre: Alt / Indie, Indie Rock, Shoegaze
Origin: Germany
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Biography

Originating in 2010, The History of Colour TV took shape in Berlin as a shoegaze group that musician Jaike Stambach first envisioned as a conceptual audio-visual endeavor. Several experimental cassette-only EPs, along with their matching videos, appeared under his solo direction before additional musicians joined to expand the dreamy, darkly textured pop songs. The initial collective outing arrived with 2011's Colour TV EP, which retained abrasive ambient textures drawn from Stambach's prior solo recordings yet adhered more closely to conventional song structures. A partnership with Texas-based indie Saint Marie Records followed, yielding the band's debut full-length, the densely layered Emerald Cures Chic Ills, in 2012. By June 2014 the ensemble returned with When Shapes of Spilt Blood Spelt Love, a record that pared the arrangements without diminishing their impact.

Top Songs

  1. Emerald Cures Chic IllsI Knew It Was Wrong But I Did It AnywayEmerald Cures Chic Ills · 2013Emerald Cures Chic Ills3:47
  2. Something Like EternityWreckESomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity5:47
  3. Something Like EternityEven RainSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity5:44
  4. Highway GothicLeveneHighway Gothic · 2018Highway Gothic0:39
  5. Highway GothicDivideHighway Gothic · 2018Highway Gothic11:32
  6. Highway GothicPlacerHighway Gothic · 2018Highway Gothic16:22
  7. Highway GothicAscenderHighway Gothic · 2018Highway Gothic6:26
  8. WreckAugust Twenty FirstWreck · 2016Wreck5:47
  9. Something Like EternityPatternSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity4:38
  10. Something Like EternityFlameSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity4:25
  11. Something Like EternityWaitSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity6:45
  12. Highway GothicBaselineHighway Gothic · 2018Highway Gothic7:18
  13. Something Like EternityAs Grey as Park Can BeSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity5:22
  14. Something Like EternityOvercast HalfSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity1:43
  15. Something Like EternityEverything That Stood StillSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity5:02
  16. Something Like EternityDays NumberedSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity5:25
  17. Something Like EternityBroken TripSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity4:06
  18. Something Like EternityGranite Verge of TearsSomething Like Eternity · 2017Something Like Eternity6:16
  19. BeginnerIn HazeBeginner · 2020Beginner3:50
  20. BeginnerStudio SearchBeginner · 2020Beginner1:27

Albums

Something Like Eternity

Something Like Eternity

E2017
Something Like Eternity
The History of Colour TV · Album · 2017
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  1. Granite Verge of TearsThe History of Colour TV6:16
  2. Broken TripThe History of Colour TV4:06
  3. Days NumberedThe History of Colour TV5:25
  4. WreckEThe History of Colour TV5:47
  5. Everything That Stood StillThe History of Colour TV5:02
  6. Overcast HalfThe History of Colour TV1:43
  7. As Grey as Park Can BeThe History of Colour TV5:22
  8. Even RainThe History of Colour TV5:44
  9. WaitThe History of Colour TV6:45
  10. FlameThe History of Colour TV4:25
  11. PatternThe History of Colour TV4:38
When Shapes of Spilt Blood Spelt Love

When Shapes of Spilt Blood Spelt Love

2014
When Shapes of Spilt Blood Spelt Love
The History of Colour TV · Album · 2014
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  1. Enter on AshThe History of Colour TV4:10
  2. Split BloodThe History of Colour TV4:38
  3. The People Who Are Close to YouThe History of Colour TV3:18
  4. LeftThe History of Colour TV5:23
  5. Yr Arms Can StretchThe History of Colour TV3:36
  6. I See SkullThe History of Colour TV5:09
  7. FeltThe History of Colour TV2:15
  8. LinesThe History of Colour TV3:43
  9. ShapesThe History of Colour TV2:59
  10. I Keep Seeing People I Think I KnowThe History of Colour TV6:26
  11. SofterThe History of Colour TV1:54
  12. EmeraldThe History of Colour TV3:27

Singles & EPs